Refocus: Important Photography from Canadian Collections

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Artwork by Ian Wallace, Times Square NYC (July 11, 2003) II
Lot #55
IAN WALLACE
Times Square NYC (July 11, 2003) II

photo laminate with acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 2003 on the reverse, titled and dated on an artist and gallery label on the reverse; unframed
72 x 72 in ( 182.9 x 182.9 cm )

Auction Estimate: $9,000.00$7,000.00 - $9,000.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Fred Herzog, Pontiac, English Bay
Lot #56
FRED HERZOG
Pontiac, English Bay

inkjet print on archival paper
titled, dated 1967 and numbered 2/20 on a gallery label on the reverse. Printed later
12 x 17.5 in ( 30.5 x 44.5 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $2,500.00$1,500.00 - $2,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Douglas Coupland, Exploding Walrus (Cover for the "Walrus Magazine")
Lot #57
DOUGLAS COUPLAND
Exploding Walrus (Cover for the "Walrus Magazine")

inkjet print on archival paper
signed, dated 2008 and numbered 2/10 in the lower margin
24 x 18 in ( 61 x 45.7 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Roger Minick, Woman with Scarf at Inspiration Point, Yosemite National Park
Lot #58
ROGER MINICK
Woman with Scarf at Inspiration Point, Yosemite National Park

c-print
17 x 14.75 in ( 43.2 x 37.5 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Sam Haskins, Untitled, 1986
Lot #59
SAM HASKINS
Untitled, 1986

c-print
sold together with a signed and dated 1986 folder
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Alfred Stieglitz, Ploughing (from Camera Work No. 12, October 1905)
Lot #60
ALFRED STIEGLITZ
Ploughing (from Camera Work No. 12, October 1905)

photogravure
unframed
7.5 x 9.56 in ( 19.1 x 24.3 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Gertrude Kasebier, My Neighbors
Lot #61
GERTRUDE KASEBIER
My Neighbors

photogravure
unframed
6.5 x 8.5 in ( 16.5 x 21.6 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Alvin Langdon Coburn, The Unfinished Bridge; Ferry Boat, New York City Harbor
Lot #62
ALVIN LANGDON COBURN
The Unfinished Bridge; Ferry Boat, New York City Harbor

two photogravures
- "The Unfinished Bridge": 5.75 x 6.25 ins (14.6 x 15.8 cms) (image)
- "Ferry Boat, New York City Habor": 5.5 x 7 ins (13.9 x 17.7 cms) (image)
each unframed
5.5 x 7 in ( 14 x 17.8 cm ) ( largest image )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Guido Rey, Two Views: A Flemish Interior and The Letter
Lot #63
GUIDO REY
Two Views: A Flemish Interior and The Letter

four photogravures
- "A Flemish Interior": 8.25 x 6 ins (20.9 x 15.2 cms) (sight, each)
- "The Letter": titled and dated 1908 on a gallery label on one of the works; 8 x 6 ins (20.3 x 15.2 cms) (image, each)
each unframed
8.25 x 6 in ( 21 x 15.2 cm ) ( largest artwork )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Naoya Hatakeyama, Lime Works Seite 8-9 #25009; Lime Works Seite 18-19 #39616
Lot #64
NAOYA HATAKEYAMA
Lime Works Seite 8-9 #25009; Lime Works Seite 18-19 #39616

two c-prints
11 x 22.5 in ( 27.9 x 57.2 cm ) ( each sight )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Felix Benedict Herzog, Angela (From Camera Work 12)
Lot #65
FELIX BENEDICT HERZOG
Angela (From Camera Work 12)

photogravure
unframed
8.25 x 6.75 in ( 21 x 17.1 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $1,200.00$800.00 - $1,200.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Peter Henry Emerson, King's Weir, River Lea, Plate XXII
Lot #66
PETER HENRY EMERSON
King's Weir, River Lea, Plate XXII

photogravure
title page affixed to the mount, titled and dated 1880s on a gallery label on the reverse; unframed
4.5 x 7 in ( 11.4 x 17.8 cm ) ( sight )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Peter Henry Emerson, A Rainy Day at Flanders Weir (Bridge)
Lot #67
PETER HENRY EMERSON
A Rainy Day at Flanders Weir (Bridge)

photogravure
signed in the plate; titled and dated 1880s on the reverse; unframed
5 x 7.5 in ( 12.7 x 19.1 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Marcus Leatherdale, Madonna
Lot #68
MARCUS LEATHERDALE
Madonna

inkjet print on archival paper
signed and numbered 5/50 on a label on the reverse; unframed. Printed and published with permission by La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Canada. Printed later
14 x 14 in ( 35.6 x 35.6 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Marcus Leatherdale, Leigh Bowery
Lot #69
MARCUS LEATHERDALE
Leigh Bowery

inkjet print on archival paper
signed and numbered 4/50 on a label on the reverse; unframed. Printed and published with permission by La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Canada. Printed later
14 x 11.5 in ( 35.6 x 29.2 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Marcus Leatherdale, Keith Haring as Santa Claus
Lot #70
MARCUS LEATHERDALE
Keith Haring as Santa Claus

inkjet print on archival paper
signed and numbered 5/50 on a label on the reverse; unframed. Printed and published with permission by La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Canada. Printed later
14.5 x 12 in ( 36.8 x 30.5 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Marcus Leatherdale, Andy Warhol
Lot #71
MARCUS LEATHERDALE
Andy Warhol

inkjet print on archival paper
signed and numbered 5/50 on a label on the reverse; unframed. Printed and published with permission by La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Canada. Printed later
14 x 14 in ( 35.6 x 35.6 cm ) ( image )

Auction Estimate: $2,000.00$1,500.00 - $2,000.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Zoa (Brigitte Müller-Fehn), Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol in New York, 1979
Lot #72
ZOA (BRIGITTE MÜLLER-FEHN)
Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol in New York, 1979

gelatin silver print
signed lower right, signed and numbered 30/50 by Joseph Beuys middle centre. This work is part of a set of eight photographs by Zoa published in 1982 - 1983 by Edition Galerie Holtman, Cologne
23.75 x 19.75 in ( 60.3 x 50.2 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Zoa (Brigitte Müller-Fehn), Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol in New York, 1979
Lot #73
ZOA (BRIGITTE MÜLLER-FEHN)
Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol in New York, 1979

gelatin silver print
signed, signed by Joseph Beuys 30/50 middle centre. This work is part of a set of eight photographs by Zoa published in 1982 - 1983 by Edition Galerie Holtman, Cologne
23.75 x 19.75 in ( 60.3 x 50.2 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

Artwork by Zoa (Brigitte Müller-Fehn), Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol in New York, 1979
Lot #74
ZOA (BRIGITTE MÜLLER-FEHN)
Joseph Beuys and Andy Warhol in New York, 1979

gelatin silver print
signed, signed and indistinctly numbered by Joseph Beuys lower right and signed by Andy Warhol upper left. This work is part of a set of eight photographs by Zoa published in 1982 - 1983 by Edition Galerie Holtman, Cologne
19.75 x 23.75 in ( 50.2 x 60.3 cm ) ( sheet )

Auction Estimate: $1,500.00$1,000.00 - $1,500.00

Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:45:00 PM EDT

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